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They are stepping up calls for the council to act after the Harborough Mail revealed last April the authority spent £920,000 of taxpayers’ cash on a bungalow valued at £303,000 to help drive through the initiative
Council buys Market Harborough bungalow valued at £303,000 for £900,000
Opposition politicians want an explanation
87 Granville Street in Market Harborough. (Image: PICTURE: ANDREW CARPENTER)
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A council has spent more than £900,000 buying a bungalow valued at around one third of the price.
Opposition councillors are demanding to know why Harborough District Council purchased the property, in Granville Street, Market Harborough, for £920,000 when property website Zoopla has it valued at an estimated £303,000.